~ Daily musings from a slightly bent brain.

I don’t get it

I’ve got an entire set of Callaway golf clubs up on eBay, including a quality Callaway bag and a telescoping ball retriever — there have been 38 people that have looked at the listing, but nobody watching. I realize it’s still way early for bids, but usually by now I’ve got folks “watching” the listing.

Even USED these clubs go for more than $100 apiece and my reserve is way lower than that — WAY lower.

Is it the time of year? Golf in the northern part of the country is coming to an end because summer is over? Heck, we have folks here at work that golf right straight through until New Years, as long as it doesn’t snow. So what am I missing?

Ellen DeGeneres is taking a lot of flack from some animal rights groups because she gave her dog to her hairdresser, because it didn’t get along with her cats. She went public with the issue on a recent show:

DeGeneres went public with the doggy ordeal Monday while taping an episode of her show to air Tuesday. She admitted she didn’t read all the paperwork involving the adoption.

DeGeneres said she spent $3,000 having the dog neutered and trained to be with her cats. But the dog had too much energy and was too rambunctious, she told her television audience.

” guess I signed a piece of paper that says if I can’t keep Iggy, it goes back to the rescue organization, which is not someone’s home, which is not a family,” she said in a show transcript provided to The Associated Press.

” thought I did a good thing. I tried to find a loving home for the dog because I couldn’t keep it.”

DeGeneres said her hairdresser’s daughters, ages 11 and 12, had bonded with Iggy and were heartbroken when the dog was taken away.

“Bcause I did it wrong, those people went and took that dog out of their home, and took it away from those kids,” a sobbing DeGeneres said on her show.

” feel totally responsible for it and I’m so sorry. I’m begging them to give that dog back to that family. I just want the family to have their dog. It’s not their fault. It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have given the dog away. Just please give the dog back to those little girls.”

Seems to me that the rescue agency needs to get whatever it is that’s up their asses, out of said asses. Ellen accepts ownership of the problem but in my mind, there’s no reason why thar family couldn’t have kept that dog if it was a good home. The agency surely isn’t going to get any good publicity out of this and it will surely make people hesitate to rescue an animal from that agency, knowing what asshats they are. I know I wouldn’t want to work with that agency.

Cheeky — I tend to knit more when the weather is cold, too, but my biggest problem is that I start something “for Christmas” and then get myself into a jam this time of year when I have to knit my fingers raw. And, to make matters worse, I’ve already got something planned for when this big project is done. Glutton for punishment and all…

And, my cats LOVE to “help” me knit. They bat at the needle ends, “feed” me the yarn, and test the layability factor on the object being knitted. Don’t know what I’d do without them. 🙂

Lori — I actually had enough to do that my autopilot didn’t even have time to engage. I hadn’t realized I’d been derelict for so long. I’m still trying to catch up at other blogs (yours among them).

As for the Chantix, Lisa got the prescription when she saw the doctor a month or so ago. Obviously she’s thinking about it, but having been there, done that on many occasions myself, I know this has to be done in HER time, on HER terms, in HER way. All I can do is cheer her on.

Deborah — I tend to go through “ah…who cares” periods this time of year. I think it’s because I feel cheated that yet another summer whizzed right by in the blink of an eye, and I can’t remember if I enjoyed it or not!

Patti-Cake — hon, if you enjoy my prattling, then I think you need to get out more. 🙂

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9 thoughts on “I don’t get it”

That agency is screwed. Ellen is loved so much, no one will want to deal with them, particularly when there are so many other places to adopt pets. The least they could have done was go and investigate whether or not the dog was now in a good home, and if he was, leave him there. Dumb fucks.

Rules are rules and granted, they are in place for a reason–but there has to be room for discretion, compassion. There has to be room to consider the best interest of the rescued pup, the family. Whose interest as served by taking Iggy away from a loving, caring home?

Hi…me here. I volunteer with a rescue in a not-misanthropic-crazy-animal-person kind of way. Thing is, the contract said she needed to return it–that way they can have the pet reevaluated and replaced in a home that’s been approved for adoption. Breed rescues are VERY serious about making sure the animals that end up in their rescue are cared for for the remainder of their life. Ellen knows that now–it’s sad about the kids.

Thing is, we’re missing a piece here. First, how did they know where to find the animal? Ellen had to have told them. Secondly, I’ve never, ever heard of a return of a pet going down with police escorts. We’re missing something big here–like perhaps a stalwart hairdresser who didn’t want to give it up? I’m sure other first line attempts were made to get the pet.

And, had the rescue not met with some kind of serious resistance, this family could have gone through the adoption process like everyone else, probably have been approved, with a foster contract in place for the time the process was being completed so the animal wouldn’t have to be removed.

Becaue Ellen can give it some airtime, we get to hear her selective version of events. And, I love Ellen. But, this just isn’t the whole story.

I stand lectured…thanks Lori. But here’s what I don’t get — if Ellen adopted the pup AND if, like Ellen says, she just lied and said the pup was okay, then we wouldn’t be having this discussion at all.

The pup was adopted and then later placed in a loving home. Isn’t that the goal of any placement agency?

And so what if the kids are under 14? What makes 14 a magic number of calmness in kids? Heck, I know 20 year olds that are more clumsy, rambunctious, and negligent than many 14 year olds. I get sick and tired of cookie-cutter age restrictions being placed on things. The kids loved the dog, the dog was healthy, well cared for, and in a good home. I fail to see what harm is caused by allowing the pup to stay where it was.

I think there were more ulterior motives in “reclaiming” the dog in the manner it was done. The video shows “Valerie” snatching up the pup and refusing to give it back. The folks that owned the pup were merely trying to protect themselves by calling the cops. And what gives them the right to march into someone’s property, uninvited and unwanted, like the Gestapo to repossess the pup?

And, since the chip shows the agency as the owner, what’s to keep them from charging fees to “adopt” pets out, then reclaim them to adopt out again for more fees?

I know that most rescue agencies are reputable and have the best interest of the animals in mind BUT, they’re not all altruistic and they’re not ALL working in the best interest of the animal — all you have to do is look at the cost prohibitive vet charges in some clinics to see that.

I think this could have been handled WAYYYY better than it was and I know I’m not alone. The rescue agency has shut down their web site AND their email because of all the negative correspondence they’re getting.

They could have worked with the family PRIOR to taking the pup back into custody. It was their choice to do so, but they chose not to.

Hey, no lecture–just a different point of view, right? Yeah, I hear what you’re saying, but I still think this was an abuse of celebrity. They shut down because they are getting DEATH threats–they’ve already filed a report with the police. Sorry, but that’s way more serious than kids in tears. Kids who could learn to love another puppy. Now, that’s just not right. My guess would be attempts were made to work with the family prior to the retrieval, but who really knows? My only point was there is more to this story than Ellen related and because of her abuse of celebrity, it’s grown to gargantuan proportions, shutting down a rescue that probably never had anything like this happen to them, and was probably just fine as rescues go (but, again, who knows). It’s a crying shame all around. I would fully expect lawsuits to be filed – keep your eye out.

Also, it’s not typical of a small breed rescue to carte blanche not allow kids in the adoptive household. Typically, after the animal is evaluated (hopefully by trained evaluators, as they are in the rescue I work with), they determine whether the pet is suitable for homes with children/cats/other animals. I’d bet this animal showed some kind of tendency to being not trustworthy around small children, who are unpredictable–but, again–who knows? I’d just want to hear the other side and at this point, that’s not likely. They have probably retreated to a fallout shelter in Utah or something.

What a mess. The purpose of rescuing a pet and adopting it is to find it a loving home. Ellen claims to have done so but the agency was quick to snatch Iggy back. The agency should have been a bit more patient. I just hope Iggy finds a great home. He’s so adorable and is a celebrity pooch now.